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Taxonomy vs Rachis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and rachis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while rachis is (botany) the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    rachis

    English

    (wikipedia rachis)

    Alternative forms

    * rhachis

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.
  • (zoology, anatomy) The spine or the vertebrae of the spine.
  • (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.

    • Usage notes

    * The plural form (rachides) is technically erroneous, being based on a mistaken impression of the Ancient Greek stem.

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